ITE 119: Information Literacy
Rappahannock Community College Course Description
VCCS Course Description
Presents the information literacy core competencies focusing on the use of information technology skills. Skills and knowledge will be developed in database searching, computer applications, information security and privacy, and intellectual property issues.
VCCS and/or RCC Course Prerequisites/Co-requisites
ENF 2
· Students must be able to read and write at the college level.
· Recommended prerequisite keyboarding skills.
RCC Course Objectives
· Highlighted objectives also apply to ENG 111: College Composition I
Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:
· Understand the specific skills required for an individual to be an information literate student and professional in the 21st century and apply them to a particular task and career path
· Understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information
· Demonstrate ability to effectively share and communication information
· Analyze current concepts in computing and how they relate to personal and professional life
RCC Major Topics to be Included
· Explain the importance of knowing how to locate, access, retrieve, evaluate, use, and communicate information effectively in school and in the workplace· Explain the challenges facing an individual who does not possess information skills in school and in the workplace
· Access needed information effectively and efficiently
· Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
· Understand many of the economic issues surrounding the use of information
· Understand many of the legal issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information legally
· Understand many of the social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically
· Explain how privacy and security can be breached and protected in both print and electronic environments
· Demonstrate proper netiquette
· Demonstrate computing knowledge relevant to education and business
· Demonstrate working knowledge of computing concepts, components and operations to accomplish educational and career tasks.
· Demonstrate ability to effectively use learning systems and services
· Demonstrate ability to effectively use various Document Processing software
· Demonstrate ability to effectively use various Spreadsheet and Data Management software
· Identify different types of software, the tasks for which each type of software is most suited, and the popular programs in each software category
· Assess how the World Wide Web enables change for established businesses and creates new business
· Identify ways to stay current with technology in general and across relevant business sectors
· Identify types of business and enterprise systems, software packages, and services
· Demonstrate ability to effectively share and communication information
· Analyze current concepts in Computing
· Define Information Literacy
· List the specific skills required for an individual to be an information literate student and professional in the 21st century
· Identify milestones in the history of Information Dissemination and Literacy
· Determine the nature and extent of the information needed
· Identify different types of information sources on and off the Internet
· Develop effective main research questions and focused research questions based on your information need
· Distinguish between primary and secondary information sources
· Identify and describe 21st century information sources
· Explain various ways to access information
· Explain the need for a main research question and relevant, focused research questions
· Develop a research plan and timeline
· Use several techniques to search for relevant information efficiently
· Identify several common sources for information
· Explain the importance of having a method for collecting information
· Describe how search engines work and are used for research
· Understand the concept of the Invisible Web
· Identify specific criteria that should be used to evaluate web pages for credibility and appropriateness
· Use library resources to find and access information
· Evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system
· Use a set of criteria to evaluate information and information sources
· Determine if the information need has been satisfied or if additional information is needed
· Explain the purpose and importance of effective information organization
· Describe methods of organizing verbal and visual information
· Select and apply an appropriate method for organizing information
· Describe the uses of information and considerations when organizing information for each use
· Describe user interface design
· Describe ubiquitous computing
· Explain various ways to present information
· Asses the new distribution models around media and entertainment
· Demonstrate ability to present information in front of a group
· Create data visualizations
· Identify different types of electronic communication/collaboration and how they work
· Describe big data, data warehousing, and data mining
· Describe the effects of locality on computing and social constructs related to computing
· Describe mobile computing
· Describe social computing
· Create content on the World Wide Web
· Evaluate services focused on sharing content on the World Wide Web
· Analyze the development and purpose of standards
· Asses the affect computing has on the environment
· Asses the effects of computing on the human body
RCC General Education Goals Assessed in Course
1 Communication
a. understand and interpret complex materials;
b. assimilate, organize, develop, and present an idea formally and informally
c. use standard English
2 Critical Thinking
a. discriminate among degrees of credibility, accuracy, and reliability of inferences drawn from given data;
4 Information Literacy
a. determine the nature and extent of the information needed;
b. access needed information effectively and efficiently;
c. evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into their knowledge base;
d. use information effectively, individually or as members of a group, to accomplish a specific purpose;
e. understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically and legally.
6 Quantitative Reasoning—
f. represent mathematical information numerically, symbolically, and visually, using graphs and charts